A Review of Anemia Prevalence, and Prevention and Control Strategies, in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia Region.

ABSTRACT: Anemia is a global public health and nutrition problem. However, data on its prevalence and potential causal factors in the 22 countries of the UNICEF Europe and Central Asia region are not systematically collected, analyzed, and reported, leading to challenges in formulating appropriate preventative strategies. We examined available anemia prevalence data among different population groups through reviewing survey reports from 2010 to 2022; conducted a literature review to explore underlying determinants of anemia including iron deficiency; and collated and reviewed program and policy documentation across the region. Anemia prevalence data for the period 1999-2009 were also researched to examine trends in anemia prevalence in the region over the past 23 y. Nationally representative data fo

SUBMITTER: Knowles J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11663958 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature